PSA Public Service Announcement Assignment Definition PUBLIC SERVICE

PSA Public Service Announcement Assignment

Definition: PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT “Defined by the Federal Communications Commission as an unpaid announcement that promotes the programs of government or voluntary agencies or that serves the public interest. PSAs can be produced for television and radio broadcast. ” aba. org

Definition: PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT “Announcements that inform the public about safety and health information, community services or public affairs. Produced and programmed much like commercials, but usually not produced for profit. ” PBS. org

Public Service Announcement: You will individually: • Select a topic • Research the topic • Write script • Draw storyboards • Direct and shoot video (if you act it must be a small part) • Edit video

PSA Topics Pick one of the following:

PSA Topics Smoking Health Consequences Social Consequences Jobs-Hiring Dating

PSA Topics Drug Abuse Health Consequences Legal Consequences Psychological Issues

PSA Topics Prescription Drug Abuse Health Consequences Legal Consequences Psychological Issues

PSA Topics Personal Safety • Tips for keeping safe from crime. • How to get additional information

PSA Topics Eating Disorders • How to identify if you Have a problem. • Where to seek additional information

PSA Topics Alcohol Abuse

PSA Topics Depression • Symptoms • Treatable • Resources for help

PSA Topics Teen Drunk Driving Consequences • Legal consequences • Deaths and injuries

PSA Topics Pollution/Littering

PSA Topics Campus Littering

PSA Topics Household Chemical Disposal

PSA Topics Pet Adoption

PSA Topics Steroid Use

PSA Topics Stereotypes

PSA Topics Stay in School

PSA Topics Peer Pressure

PSA Topics Sexual Harassment

PSA Topics Teen Dating Violence

PSA Topics Domestic Violence

PSA Topics Runaway Hotline

PSA Topics Suicide Prevention Hotline

PSA Topics California Youth Crisis Line

PSA Topics Sexual Assault Hotline

PSA Topics Skin Cancer Prevention

PSA Topics Study Habits

PSA Topics Distracted Driving Texting or cell phone use while driving

PSA Topics Guidelines for using 911 (from a cell phone)

PSA Topics Personal Fitness

PSA Topics Calories of Various Foods

PSA Topics Healthy Eating Choices

PSA Topics Benefits of Breakfast

PSA Topics Youth Volunteerism

PSA Topics Volunteer. Match. org

PSA Topics Safety on the Internet

PSA Topics Online Bullying

PSA Topics Illegal File Sharing

PSA Topics Internet Addiction

PSA Topics Hearing Damage (Loud Music)

PSA Topics Goal Setting

PSA Topics Student Ideas? Discuss unlisted ideas with your teacher for preapproval

PSA Examples Successful PSAs: • Tell a story • Use a voiceover • Gives facts • Refer viewer to a resource for additional information.

Seconds Video Audio LS: Person #1 is lying across a glider and is talking on the phone. Then person #1 receives a text message. Narrator: “We were best friends, and we used 5 to tell each other everything. ” ECU: Close up on the text message. Narrator: “Then things changed when he came into the picture” 5 MS: Person #1 is sitting on the stairs talking on the phone, camera is angled upward at the person. Narrator: “At first she was happy, and told me every detail” 5 MS: Person#1 is lying down on the stairs, the phone rings, she looks at the phone, doesn’t answer it, and tosses it away. Camera is angled downward on her. Narrator: “But then she stopped calling. When I tried to call her, she didn’t pick up. ” 6 XLS: Camera is on Person #1’s house. Narrator: “She barely came to school anymore and never answered the door. ” 3 MS: Person #1 drinks from a bottle. Sitting in the closet; cornered. Camera is angled downward. (Voice Over) Narrator: “What was she doing? Rumors were spreading that her boyfriend was beating her, but if that was the case wouldn’t she tell me? ” 8

Post Production Edit Project n Copyright Issues u Music t Royalty Free t Garageband / Sony Acid Express u Images n n